STAMFORD -- The starting time for Friday's Stamford-Norwalk boys basketball game has been moved up more than three hours at the request of the Norwalk athletic department.

The time of the boys varsity game is now scheduled for 4 p.m. on Friday, instead of 7 p.m., as had been previously schedule.

"They're the home team and they're allowed to make the switch because they're the home team," said Stamford athletic director Pete Samperi. "I don't know if it is the administration or their security who wanted to play it (earlier), but I usually go along with what the home team requests."

Samperi said Stamford did not request the time change, even after the fracas that brought an early end to the Stamford-Brien McMahon game earlier this season. McMahon is Norwalk's other public school.

In fact, Samperi said, he doesn't anticipate any time changes to his home schedule for the rest of this season.

"I don't think so," he said. "(The fight) hd nothing to do with our basketball players or any of our students."